Confucius
Confucius had two goals in his reign. They were to gain appointment as a government official and to teach. He attempted to teach the young to be government officials. Confucius believed the best way to build the young was to give them knowledge they did not have before and to further their understanding of Chinese culture and classics. He educated the whole person to be compassionate, moral and efficient. Confucius believed in religion and rituals. He established a curriculum and goals for the institution he created as a method of instruction. His teachings are referred to in the Analects, which have notes and lectures that were recorded by students.
The purpose of education in his eyes was to guide a person in the right path by leading a good life by doing what is right. The purpose of his teaching was too ultimately to do the right thing. This would create social stability. His teachings made the person completely accountable for everything that they did. The role of the teacher was to act as an agent of transmission of the great truths of the past, the classics, and to analyze how this stable body of knowledge was to be interpreted for the present situation.
The purpose of education in his eyes was to guide a person in the right path by leading a good life by doing what is right. The purpose of his teaching was too ultimately to do the right thing. This would create social stability. His teachings made the person completely accountable for everything that they did. The role of the teacher was to act as an agent of transmission of the great truths of the past, the classics, and to analyze how this stable body of knowledge was to be interpreted for the present situation.